An unforgettable academic experience

Study abroad in Italy for U.S. students

Accademia Italiana is an international institute of art, fashion and design welcoming students from all over the world and from every region in Italy. It is among the most highly qualified European institutes in the field of design, fashion, art, and professional training at the university level, providing students with unparalleled professional opportunities to advance in the fields of art and design.

Accademia Italiana’s study abroad programs offer U.S. university students the unique opportunity to share their academic experience with Italian and other international students who regularly attend the Accademia Italiana, where nearly 50% of the student body is Italian.

Study abroad students are welcome to take design classes and to choose among an ample selection of Liberal Arts classes that focus on Italian language, culture and art.

We offer study abroad programs in the summer, fall and spring semesters.

Over the past twenty years, the Accademia Italiana has hosted students from over 200 US universities in a well-established program that includes an orientation, academic counselling, housing service and English-speaking staff always available to provide student services. The program also features overnight and day trips to some of Italy’s most culturally and artistically significant places.

Courses for study abroad students are held in English, with the exception of some laboratory-based design classes which are taught in both Italian and English. Students do not need to know Italian to study at Accademia Italiana.